Celebrating Shanti’s 43 Years of Service to the Community If you’re seeking an opportunity to celebrate compassion in our community, look no further than Thursday evening (6–8 pm), September 28, at the Palace Hotel. The Shanti Project will host its annual celebration, Compassion is Universal, to gather…

A Look Inside Oakland’s New LGBTQ Community Center All of us here at the San Francisco Bay Times extend a warm welcome to the new LGBTQ Community Center staff, board and volunteers in Oakland. By the time you read this, the Center will have likely had its…

Teaching the Truth About Racism to Children –By Lyndsey Schlax– (Editor’s Note: Teacher Lyndsey Schlax of the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts launched the nation’s first on-site high school LGBT course in 2015. She has just resumed teaching that groundbreaking class. In this column,…

Prepare for Battle, Mr. Trump –By Felicia “Flames” Elizondo– Dear Mr. Trump, As I’m a 71-year-old transgender, HIV-positive Mexican-American woman living in San Francisco, it probably won’t surprise you to know that I voted for your opponent in the November election. In fact, you can count me among…

It’s Summer, Get Outdoors –By John Chen– Summer has finally arrived after a much needed, but tremendously wet, winter and spring. For the LGBT community, summer holds great significance because, across the country, we celebrate our gender identification and sexuality, strengthen our unity, fight for equality, and…